Process
There were 4 rounds of technical interviews.
Round 1: Online questions on C and logical reasoning. Round 2: Programming and displaying the output. Round 3: Programming and technical interview.
Technical aspects were based on networking, protocols, and previous project experience.
Answers were not accepted if they relied on common logic. The interview took one whole day, with significant waiting time between each round.
Questions
Write a program to create a sorted list that should not contain duplicates for a given input of numbers. Check whether the given list contains a loop or palindromes.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 378 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer role in India.
Success Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in India is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer interview process in India.
Cisco Work Experiences
- 4.0A good place if you are interested in the networking domainSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesOctober 28, 2020Pros: Opportunity to build large-scale solutions. Some great people with good tech skills still left at Cisco. Good work-life balance.Cons: Not a very competitive pay. Politics
- 3.0Helpful Team, Unstructured ProcessSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMarch 21, 2021Pros: People are very helpful. Do see a lot of hard-working, inspiring folks.Cons: Not well documented. Not many standard practices in place. Politics is common.
- 3.0Comfortable, Low Ambition, WfhSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 26, 2009Pros: Good benefits. Reasonable hours if you work smart and set limits. Can work from home. Friendly coworkers. Good intranet with tons of information.Cons: Lack of ambition amongst coworkers. Many people are very comfortable with their jobs and set in their ways. Not a good place for a young and ambitious person. Lack of excitement. Offices are very plain. Cafeterias are closed after lunch. Is English the language of business here? Sometimes I wonder.
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